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TIL : Movies use to account for cocaine in their budget.

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69QLl TIL that in 1955 Campbell’s launched a campaign proposing its beef bouillon as a cocktail drink, proposing it with a squeeze of lemon, a dash of Worcestershire sauce, or even bitters, then garnishing it with a twist of lemon or slice of cucumber. The campaign continued until the 1970s
oBgKW TIL about Ol' Rip the Horned Toad. In 1897, a horned lizard was placed in a time capsule located in the Courthouse of Eastland, Texas along with other memorabilia. When the Courthouse was torn down 31 years later, the capsule was opened and Ol' Rip supposedly came back alive. He became a celebrity.
KYkl4 TIL Some correspondence chess competitions allow players to consult endgame tablebases during a game, allowing them to use a perfect best move from a database that has been pre-calculated by a computer.
KODKG TIL that a man with a personalized license plate which read "NO PLATE" received 2500 overdue traffic tickets... because they had all been issued to various cars with no plates, and when a car marked "NO PLATE" appeared in the system, the algorithm automatically redirected those tickets to its owner.
19GO TIL That orca whales will float on their sides at night and watch the Northern Lights.